Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke And Other Misfortunes by Eric LaRocca

38 reviews

akane_shio's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Animal cruelty, Toxic relationship, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Murder, Pregnancy, Violence, Torture, Abandonment, and Mental illness

Moderate: Medical content, Religious bigotry, Grief, Lesbophobia, Miscarriage, Sexual content, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Self harm, Suicide attempt, and Vomit

charlizardbookboi17's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

This book was ROUGH but what a story. I was not prepared for that ending in any way, shape or fashion.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Excrement, Self harm, Suicide, Body horror, Confinement, Torture, Gore, Grief, Cursing, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship

ephemeral_remi's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Self harm, Homophobia, Slavery, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Animal death, Cursing, Body horror, Child abuse, Gore, Vomit, and Death

harmon's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

It was a very short and fast, but difficult read. I'm even surprised that I didn't throw up whilst I was reading it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Animal cruelty, Slavery, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Fire/Fire injury, Cursing, Child death, Blood, Gore, Death, and Body horror

hannahhicken's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

• Loveable characters? No

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Suicide attempt, Torture, Medical content, Violence, Vomit, Murder, Suicide, Animal cruelty, Gore, Sexual content, Animal death, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Body horror, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, and Self harm

writerkit's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Mental illness, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Blood, Animal death, and Sexual content

Minor: Gore, Cursing, and Self harm

roaze's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

2.75

What have you done to deserve your eyes today?
 
Ahh that quote gives me goosebumps! 

Reading this book was like watching a car crash, wanting to look away, but being unable to tear your eyes from the horrifying scene. 
It was unflinching and deprived. 
I think I’m beginning to love stories about dark obsessions between women.  

Spoiler

Although… I did expect it to get even darker after reading some reviews. I really wanted there to be a big climax, a more definitive conclusion or meeting of the two women in someway. So I was disappointed to be left wanting with unanswered questions. I really feel as if it could’ve been 4 stars if there was a few more chapters and the ending just packed a bit more of a punch.

Spoiler

But overall I still love it in all of its stomach turning aspects.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Mental illness, Sexual content, Animal cruelty, Child death, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

Moderate: Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, and Murder

fridarangel's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Animal cruelty, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit

arys_library's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Uh wow. Why did I love this book. It was so entertaining I read it in one sitting. Of course the fact it’s only 100 pages helped. But still what? It wasn’t what I fully thought, it was gross and gory but not nearly as dark and emotionally grueling as I expected. Instead it shows just how far someone will go, how evil and crazy someone can become with a small push from someone else. There are only two things I didn’t like about the book. First, the main characters talked to eachother so weirdly in the beginning. (No spoilers don’t worry) in the beginning I get that they were more professional but still in every email they sent it felt like they worked together or something. But when they chatted on messenger it was completely different. I don’t know if I just wasn’t getting the point of that or if it was just weird. And the second is kind of hard to explain without spoilers. But it was so strange how Agnes so quickly agreed to everything Zoe asked her to do. These things she did with ty out question or deeper thought, or even proof that Zoe would follow through. Unrealistic. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Gore, Toxic relationship, Animal death, Toxic friendship, and Violence

Moderate: Blood, Body horror, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Medical content, Sexual content, Cursing, and Murder

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Vomit

katbamkapow's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

It was fun! I mean, if you know what you're in for. A quick, horrifying read on the sofa in one sitting. At times  it felt like the prose was working a little harder than it needed to, simply for the sake of itself, but for something so short it didn't really bother me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Death, Domestic abuse, Medical content, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Violence, Confinement, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Torture, Abandonment, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Grief, Self harm, Animal cruelty, and Cursing

Moderate: Sexual content